"Labor’s track record is to put productive agriculture last, and now they are putting their zero agenda ahead of Australia's food security & regional communities through subsidy-backed wind and solar projects, and destructive transmission lines.

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New industry data shows that of the 12.9 gigawatts of wind generation backed under Labor's Capacity Investment Scheme, only 788 megawatts has reached financial close and is actually progressing - barely six per cent.

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The Leader of The Nationals asked whether the Albanese Government intended to argue that Australia belonged in the lower tier. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade agreed the lower tier was available - but we missed out.

The Coalition has long argued that the Albanese Labor government must take telecommunications stability far more seriously. The Coalition initiated the Senate's Triple Zero inquiry because Australians need certainty.

"Mallee residents are tired of political gobbledygook and they are not fools, they are tired of the smoke and mirrors, and tired of being told not to believe their own experiences."

"Australians have every right to ask the Albanese Government why it allows known risks to remain inside critical communications infrastructure relied upon by millions of Australians, emergency services, businesses and transport networks,"

Today, Telstra Chief Executive Officer Vicki Brady and senior Telstra representatives will appear before the Senate Triple Zero inquiry initiated by the Liberal-Nationals Coalition.